Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Certificate in Leadership in Health Information Technology for Health Professionals must:

Meet the following requirements

A minimum of a baccalaureate degree in health-related field

3.0 or higher cumulative GPA

Demonstrate English language proficiency through the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam, with a score of at least 550 (written) or 95 (IBT). You are exempt from taking the test if, within the past 24 months, you have completed 24 quarter credits or 16 semester credits transferable to the University of Minnesota in residence as a full-time student at a recognized institution of higher learning in the United States.

Provide the following materials

A personal statement describing professional qualifications and goals after completing the certificate program must be uploaded to the online application

A current resume or curriculum vitae must be uploaded to the online application

Two letters of recommendation (only for applicants who are NOT currently enrolled in the School of Nursing DNP program), with completed Admission Reference Forms, must be submitted online by the application deadline.

Official transcript(s) from every post-secondary institution you have attended, even those where you did not earn a degree, must be received in a sealed envelope by the application deadline (only for applicants who are NOT currently enrolled in the School of Nursing DNP program). Applicants who have completed college-level courses outside the U.S. and Canada must have their international coursework evaluated. This can be accomplished by sending transcripts to a foreign credentials evaluation service. The evaluation report must then be sent to the Graduate School. If your international coursework was completed as part of a study abroad through a U.S. institution, only the U.S. transcript is required.